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Thin ridges on Mars could have been formed in a number of different ways and Laura Kerber of JPL has made it her mission to find all the different types of polygon ridges on the planet. The full article is here: via Similar-Looking Ridges on Mars Have Diverse Origins | NASA Simon 🙂 No ownership... Continue Reading →
These mud cracks on Mars are a source of excitement as they may have been made from drying mud eons ago. Read the full article: via Mars Rover Curiosity Examines Possible Mud Cracks | NASA Simon 🙂 No ownership claimed on material - Credit NASA
A spectacular aurora over Iceland a glacier in Chile and a pert of the Martian landscape make up a sample of ESA images this week - the full post can be seen in the link at the end. http://www.esa.int/Highlights/Week_In_Images_31_October_04_November_2016 No ownership claimed on images - credit - ESA Simon 🙂
There;s some really cool stuff in the week of pictures from ESA, with a detailed hi res image of part of the Martian surface from Mars Express, a false colour image of Iceland glaciers and a Galaxy bursting with new stars there's some real treats. Click on the link below for more. via Week In... Continue Reading →
I've not posted a NASA update for a while, but with a breakdown of the Cassini mission which is due to end next year, more on New Horizons and a little snippet on Mars I thought now would be a good time: via NASA — Solar System: Things to Know This Week Simon 🙂
As usual I'm posting the week's images from ESA. There are spectacular images of solar flares, Mars from the Express orbiter and a close up of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Click the link for the full image seat and details. via Week In Images / Highlights / ESA Simon 🙂 No ownership claimed on images - credit ESA.
This week NASA has some news on what's going on in the solar system. Rosetta's Philae lander will stop transmitting this week. It's adventure is now over - goodbye Philae, you did well! There more with huge solar flares and huge discoveries on Mars that throw doubt on the theory of it's canyon's being carved... Continue Reading →
There are some good pictures from ESa this week, I like this first one in particular, of the Dragon capsule chasing after ISS. Enjoy them and the rest in the link! via Week In Images / Highlights / ESA Simon 🙂 No Ownership claimed on images - Credit ESA
Tha Martian landscape, which scientists believe was scarred by giant waves (NASA/PA) Over recent years we've become increasingly aware of natural disasters which can affect us well over and above normal disasters. Super Volcanoes is one and Mega Tsunami's are another. But recent findings on Mars suggest that asteroids impacts on Mars may have created... Continue Reading →
